Inside the United States of Tara Designs

Francine Gardner, Kara Mann and Surfacedesign bring all of Tara's alters home to roost in chic comfort

Tara spends her days enhancing her clients' houses with the beautiful murals she paints. Her own home? Now, that's a different story. She has a terrific husband and two great kids; together they've built a pretty nice life. But all of that is subject to change whenever one of her alter egos (Buck, T and Alice) arrive on their doorstep. Multiple personalities wage a daily turf war in her mind, leaving Tara too exhausted to worry about her living space.

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Francine Gardner, Kara Mann and the design team of Surfacedesign aim to restore the peace by designing spaces with all of Tara's alters in mind.